Heatrash! (Miliaria Rubra) Tara got overheated and this was the result. Her temp did get quite high, and she was sleeping under a blanket with the heating on higher than it should have been. Anyhow, the rash is not spreading, and we are keepin... Read more

Oh dear, what started as apparent flu on Wednesday took a turn today when a rash appeared on Tara's upper body.
She has measles. Lots and lots of them!
Poor kid! She is not a happy camper!
And I've never had measles myself. Did... Read more

I've been following that January quick start thingee, and getting the emails each day. One of them was about finding a new food.
Well, that remains to be done at this time, but I have re-purposed an old favourite of mine. :-)
Cheese on... Read more

Well, that was a pleasant surprise at my first Sunday weigh-in of 2015. :-)
Started the year at 14 stone, 2 1/2 pounds, and I'm now 14 stone and 1/2 a pesky pound. :-)
I know that was partly because of the diverticular 'flush' (polite ... Read more

Day 2 of the 30-day challenge, and I had to do 10 minutes of exercise. Well, I don't get the emails until lunchtime, but I decided that as far as possible I would do as they say, whether or not I'd already done somethign to qualify. Obviously, ... Read more

...I've started the Small Changes Challenge here on Sparkpeople. It popped up as an option on my start page this morning, and I thought, well, why not?
Here's the link, if you'd like to find out about it:
www.sparkpeople.com/b... Read more

Time to get serious. I steeled myself and stood on the scales this morning.
14 stone, 2 1/2 pounds.
Damn!
Well, I haven't exactly been going at it hammer and tongs to make sure I eat right and drink my water lately. I let thing... Read more